Create a Multi-Input Device Panel with Terminal Connections - Intergraph Smart Instrumentation - Help

1. In the Domain Explorer or Reference Explorer, do one of the following:

   • In the Domain Explorer, expand the Panels by Category folder.

   • In the Reference Explorer, expand the Panels folder.

2. Right-click the Device Panels folder and select New > Multi-Input (Conventional).

3. In the Conventional Box Wizard - Multi-Input Device, read the instructions carefully and then select Next to open the Define the New Panel page.

4. Under Panel name, type a unique device panel name.

5. Define the new panel by entering the panel type, manufacturer, model, area class, location, mounting, dimensions, and backplane as needed.

6. To define the device panel as intrinsically safe, select Intrinsic safety.

7. Select Next, and on the Define the Multi Input Layout page, enter the number of inputs and outputs that you need on the left and on the right sides of the panel.

8. Select Next, and on the Define the Multi Input page, for each multi input that you created, type the name and select In or Out.

   Only one of the input/outputs can be defined as an output.

9. Select Next, and on the Define the Input / Output Configuration page, for each connector, do the following:

   1. From the Input/Output list, select the required input or output.

   2. From the Configuration list, select an appropriate configuration.

   3. Under First terminal, enter the first terminal as you require.

   4. If these settings are constant for all of the inputs and outputs in the panel, select Apply to all after you set the above.

10. Select Next and then select Finish.

You can delete the terminals that were created after completing the wizard only when you delete the multi-input device panel.